Guide to NYC Live Comedy This Week: November 16 – 23

Live Comedy in New York City This Week:

New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night, from Manhattan to Queens, Brooklyn and beyond. But with so many to choose from, it can be difficult to find them all and nearly impossible to decide which shows to see. Every week, Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen curate this list, carefully reviewing dozens of shows every night, to select the live stand up comedy shows you need check out. Comedy producers can submit their show for consideration for our listings each week.

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Show: Week at the Creek: Dan PerlmanVenue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:10-93 Jackson Avenue LICTime: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dan Perlman is a stand-up comedian and writer from New York City. Dan performs regularly at Stand Up NY, Comic Strip Live, and New York Comedy Club, as well as the best alternative rooms in the city, like Knitting Factory, Bar Matchless, and UCB East. He has done stand-up in comedy festivals in New York, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Memphis, Brooklyn, and Finger Lakes – where he won 1st place in their Stand-Up Contest.
Dan worked as Comedy Contributor for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Radio. He was a regular guest on Sirius XM’s Ron & Fez. Following these spots, Dan was hired as a writer for Sirius XM’s Bennington. Dan co-founded, writes, and stars in the popular web series, Moderately Funny, featured on CollegeHumor. Recently, Dan co-created and co-wrote an animated series, That’s My Bus!, which earned him an invite to the prestigious 2015 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal to pitch his series. Dan also co-hosts and produces a monthly interactive story show, Hindsight, at Three Of Cups.Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/week-creek-andrew-collin-2017-11-16/

Show: Bitches Brew Variety ShowVenue: Halyard’s Bar
Location:406 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NYTime: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
A FREE Comedy Variety show cooked up for you every Friday, 8:30 at Halyard’s Bar Backroom in Gowanus BK. Featuring some of the best stand up & musical comedians in NYC. This magic is brought to you by hosts Naomi Karavani, Melissa Stokoski, Shelby Taylor and Erica Spera.
Myq Kaplan (Netflix)
Will Miles (Comics to Watch)
Sagar Bhatt (NBC Stand up for Diversity)Ticket Link: http://bitchesbrewcomedy.tumblr.com/

Show: Art School Acid DropoutVenue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:10-93 Jackson Avenue LICTime: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Grant Lindahl is a world renowned visual artist banned from MoMA PS1 for being too extreme. Every month he hosts an interactive comedy show at the Creek and the Cave in LIC Queens. Grant opens each show with an eccentric performance piece. Past stunts include getting tattooed live on stage, having a knife thrown at him and playing a giant paint by numbers with the audience!
Everyone is provided drawing materials and encouraged to make art during the show. Each member gets a limited edition show poster and button with the ticket price.
Past guest artists have included Erik Bergstrom (The New Yorker), Christina Faraj (Pixar), and Matteo Lane (MTV).Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/art-school-acid-dropout-5-2-2017-11-17/

Show: Bryan CallenVenue: Gotham Comedy ClubLocation: 208 W. 23rd Street NYCTime: 8 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring Veronica Mosey and Rich Francese!
Bryan Callen: Bryan Callen is an actor, comic and podcaster. He’s currently in the middle of his fourth season as “Coach Mellor” on ABC’s THE GOLDBERG’S. He’s also the co host of the popular podcast THE FIGHTER & THE KID. In addition to performing in comedy clubs and theaters all over the U.S and Canada, he’s preparing for the release of his latest one hour special called NEVER GROW UP. In 1995 Bryan became an original cast member of MAD TV and went on to do many TV shows like Entourage, Sex & and CIty and Californication. He also played “Eddie” in The Hangover and “Samir” in The Hangover part 2.
Since Hollywood is a place where your last job has nothing to do with getting any future jobs, there’s little point in going through his whole resumé. Not to mention the fact that Bryan is actually writing this bio so it feels a tad obnoxious. The important thing Bryan wants you to know is that he has never been better than he is RIGHT NOW!
It’s also worth mentioning that Bryan likes to box, and play tennis. He is not good enough to compete at either sport, but he enjoys telling people that his boxing and tennis are “high level”. Thank you.Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=494181&cart

SATURDAY 11/18

Show: Tinder Live with Lane Moore feat. Janeane GarofaloVenue: Littlefield
Location:635 Sackett Street Brooklyn, NYTime: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Tinder Live has been named one of the best comedy shows in NYC for good reason. Produced and hosted by comedian Lane Moore (The Onion, HBO’s GIRLS, Brooklyn Magazine’s “50 Funniest People In Brooklyn,” former Cosmopolitan Magazine sex & relationships editor), Tinder Live is a totally improvised, anything-can-happen interactive comedy showstopper with helpful and oftentimes ridiculous Tinder tips, tricks, real-time swiping, and messaging (and sometimes even real-time phone calls with Tinder matches)! You’ll relate to Moore’s live-swiping and laugh at her reactions and find inspiration in her ridiculous, random emoji-filled messages (and sometimes even phone calls!) to would-be suitors. It’s also a great show to attend with a date, Tinder or otherwise. If you’ve ever been on an online dating site (or a bad date in general), you need to see this show.Ticket Link: https://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1527214-tinder-live-brooklyn/

Show: Creek BrosVenue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:10-93 Jackson Avenue LICTime: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Creek Bros takes your regular Saturday night and turns it into a comedy-filled frat party. Beer bongs, free PBRs, and the best comics in NYC are all waiting for you on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 8pm—only at The Creek and The Cave. Hosted by Billy Prinsell, Carmen Lagala, Luke Mones, and Samantha Ruddy.Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/creek-bros-5-2-2017-11-18/

Show: Ron FunchesVenue: Carolines on Broadway
Location:1626 Broadway NYCTime: 7:30pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Ron Funches is a very funny stand up comedian with a unique delivery and lovable demeanor. You just want to hug and squeeze him like a big stuffed bear. His easy going, inventive style sounds the way fresh chocolate chip cookies taste. Ron performs stand up all over the United State impressing audiences everywhere.
You may know Ron from NBC’s POWERLESS. Ron’s other television appearances include starring in NBC’s UNDATEABLE, recurring roles on Comedy Central’s @MIDNIGHT, THE KROLL SHOW, DRUNK HISTORY, ABC’s BLACKISH and many more. Ron has multiple stand-up performances on TBS’s CONAN O’BRIEN SHOW and NBC’s THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.
Ron’s voice-over credits include BOJACK HORSEMAN, BOB’S BURGERS, HOME and the Dreamworks animated film TROLLS.
Ron resides in Southern California.Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/ron-funches/

Show: Ari Shaffir: New Hour In ProgressVenue: Comedy Cellar at The Fat Black Pussycat
Location:130 W. 3rd Street NYCTime: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Ari Shaffir working out his new hour of material!
His latest double special “Double Negative” is available on Netflix.Ticket Link: www.comedycellar.com

Show: Part Time Bro’s Two Minute Warning NFL Sports RoastVenue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 E. 24th Street NYCTime: 5pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Take shit talking your least favorite team to a whole new level as AMarie Castillo (Part Time Bro) presents a roast that pits comedian on comedian, defending their favorite teams in an onslaught of hilarity.
AMarie “Part Time Bro” Castillo hosts 32 comedians from all over the country to represent all 32 teams in the NFL that will go head to head in instant knock out rounds. The winner of each round will be decided by our panel of judges – James Mattern, Geno Bisconte, JJ, and Mike Benevento (winner of SiriusXM Mad Dod Sound-A-Like Contest) – until a Lombardi trophy is won! A guest performance by Comedian Dustin Chafin will be held before the Super Bowl.Ticket Link: https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/part-time-bro-s-two-minute-warning-nfl-sports-roast-2017-11-19170000

Show: Butterboy with Jo, Aparna and MaeveVenue: Littlefield
Location:635 Sackett Street Brooklyn, NYTime: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Three chuckle monsters descend on Littlefield every Monday at 8pm, clutching with them a horde of the freshest, silver-tongued comics and phone sex operators this city has to offer. Legends in their own right, these three friends, Aparna Nancherla, Maeve Higgins and Jo Firestone combine forces to host the funniest and best show in Gowanus! Accompanied by the musical stylings of DJ Donwill and the sensual silence of a rotating Idris Elba impersonator, you won’t want to miss it. Plus, find out which parts of this blurb are bold, unapologetic lies!Ticket Link: https://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1562394-butterboy-jo-aparna-maeve-brooklyn/

TUESDAY 11/21

Show: Dark SpotsVenue: Union Hall
Location:702 Union StreetTime: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dark. Sad. Traumatic. COMEDY. Hosted by Shane Torres (Comedy Central’s The Half Hour), Nate Fridson (AST Records) and Alison Zeidman (Adam Ruins Everything), Dark Spots is a stand-up comedy showcase where comedians tell jokes that’ll make you cry so hard you laugh. Based in NYC, the show has been featured in the New York Comedy Festival (produced by Carolines on Broadway in association with Comedy Central), and has also been a critic’s pick in the New York Times, Time Out New York and Village Voice.
Janeane Garofalo
Jo Firestone
Dulcé Sloan
Casey James Salengo
Dina Hashem,
Mehran Khaghani
Jess Salomon
Chris Laker
Alison Zeidman
Shane Torres
Nate FridsonTicket Link: https://www.unionhallny.com/event/1578325-dark-spots-brooklyn

Show: Monroe Martin & Derek Gaines: No Need For ApologiesVenue: Comedy Cellar at The Fat Black Pussycat
Location:130 W. 3rd Street NYCTime: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:Monroe Martin is a colorful and imaginative comedian with a lifetime of hard knock experiences that have been spun into side-splitting jokes and stories.
Monroe was born and raised in Philadelphia, one usually wouldn’t find Monroe’s life story laughable. After all, how inappropriate is it to laugh at a foster child who jumped around from one dysfunctional family to another? Sit in the audience of one of Monroe’s performances and you’ll find yourself laughing at his adversity. Monroe’s honest and open approach to joke and storytelling universalizes his experiences.

Monroe’s creative and charismatic comedic voice has created a buzz within the New York comedy circuit. His intelligent and hysterical perspective resonates and has earned him respect among his peers.Derek Gaines: The man with the smile of a thousand angels, Derek Gaines, a California born New Jersey resident, raised a new face in the wonderful art of comedy. July 29th 1984 was the day that the Lindenwold’s only campaign began. Derek started in the vicious comedy clubs of Philadelphia and then began to move around the tri-state area (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York) working and still working on what he would like to call the “Left field crusader show”, the style of comedy that speaks to all but touches the very hearts of the Black, “can’t-be-a-thug suburbanite only children” of the US. Derek trusts and believes God for this gift he has been given and just wants to bring it back for the people. “Progress and not peril” is his motto and he plans to take that with him through every stage of his career.Ticket Link: www.comedycellar.com

Show: New York Comedy Club ShowcaseVenue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 E. 24th Street NYCTime: 9:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Get the authentic NYC stand up comedy experience at New York Comedy Club! Enjoy a nightly showcase of the best comedians in the city, hot up-and-comers, plus hotshot celebrity drop ins, national and international touring comics and more surprises!
Featuring:
Matt Richards
Leah Bonnema
Tone Bell
Joe DerosaTicket Link: https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/weeknight-headliners-2017-11-21211500

Show: The Best of The 2017 New York Comedy FestivalVenue: Carolines on Broadway
Location:1626 Broadway NYCTime: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
There’s no better way to celebrate Thanksgiving Eve than with these hysterical people who were all a part of the 2017 New York Comedy Festival. Burn all the calories you’re going to eat the next day on Thanksgiving ahead of time by laughing the night away. This is a showcase that features some of the BEST talent from the 2017 New York Comedy Festival that took place from November 6th through November 12th. These comics have been featured on ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, E!, Funny or Die, HBO, Hulu, MTV, NBC, Netflix, TBS, truTV, Vice & More!Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/the-best-of-the-2017-new-york-comedy-festival/

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